Seonaid Mackenzie The Header- The header or skyline is the text that goes along the top of the front cover, following the codes and conventions of magazines. This header also acts as a cover mount meant to attract audiences, the use of the word 'special' implies that it is exclusive to the magazine and will only occur in the The Masthead- The Masthead is presented at the top of the magazine, following the codes and conventions of magazines. It is bold and large making it noticeable , the colour scheme of Red, Black and White coincide with the House style of the magazine providing a consistent style. The main cover image is slightly covering the masthead which suggests that the magazine is a well known brand. The Barcode/Issue/ Price/Date- Usually found around the bottom of the magazine so that it can be found, an important convention that gives legal Main Cover Image- The close up or in this case mid shot image of a music artist, in this case Dizzee Rascal. In the photo Dizzee Rascal is directly addressing the audience, he is smiling widely and his arms are open wide, this would appear welcoming to potential readers as though he is personally inviting them to read the magazine. There is graffiti in the back ground which carries the connotations of youth and grime and the hip hop genre which Dizzee Rascal is associated. The Overall impression of the magazine is a The Main Cover Line- Makes a direct reference to the main image, 'Dizzee Rascal', anchoring the image. The text is considerably larger than the other cover lines and is bold and uses effects such as a shadow, differentiating it from the other cover lines, the colour white maintains Footer- The footer is found at the bottom of the front cover and continues to introduce the artists similar to the header, this introduces artists and other genres as the NME magazine is known for covering a variety of different sub genres of music, particularly rock, alternative and indie Rule Of Thirds- The rule of third has been used on this front cover, the sue of the rule of thirds highlights certain hot spots on the cover to mark them as important , for example the main The Cover lines- Smaller than the main sell line, follows the codes and conventions of magazine by going around the main cover image, follows the house